Bosnia – General Information And Geography

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a complex state consisting of two entities: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.

The General Framework Agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina was initialed in Dayton on November 21, 1995 and signed in Paris on December 14, 1995. This ruling specified the principles of state and legal structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Since the General Framework Agreement went into force, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is officially called “Bosnia and Herzegovina”. The country continued its legal existence in accordance to international laws with recognized borders by the United Nations.

GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The total area of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 51,129 square km.

The border line is 1,537 km long: of which 762.5 km is terrestrial, 751.0 km is river and 23.5 km is made of sea borders. Bosnia and Herzegovina borders the Republic of Croatia (931 km), SR Yugoslavia – Serbia (375 km) and Montenegro (249 km).

On the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina has access to river Sava and on the south, it has access to the Adriatic Sea in Neum. The terrain in Bosnia and Herzegovina is mostly highland with an average height of 150 m above sea-level.

The climate is moderate continental and slightly Mediterranean in some localized areas. According to the 1991 census, Bosnia and Herzegovina had 4.4 million inhabitants, of which 43.7% were Bosniaks, 31% were Serbs, 17.3% were Croats and 7.6% other nationalities.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has plenty of natural resources (forests, ore deposits and water potential) and developed industrial production of these resources with an average annual increase of 1.5% per year since 1992.

The national product per capita in 1991 was around USD 2,500. This meant that Bosnia and Herzegovina is classified as a medium developed country. In the history of world sports, Bosnia and Herzegovina and its capital Sarajevo will be remembered for successfully organizing the 4th Olympic Games in 1984 along with other significant international cultural, scientific and sports events.

GENERAL PROFILE OF BOSNIA

Official name

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Location

Southeastern Europe, between 42°26′ and 45°15′ Northern Latitude and between 15°45′ and 19°41′ Eastern Longitude.